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California counting on money from gay marriage
'œCalifornia is slightly red with respect to economic policy, and slightly blue with regard to social policy.' '“ Gavin Newsom As the California Supreme Court's decision becomes final today at…
Do Gays Need Alimony?
As the Daily Mail reports, Jodie Foster and her partner of fifteen years, Cydney Bernard, recently ended their relationship. That made me wonder: will Cydney ask for alimony? Sure, they…
How gays & lesbians can sway rest of country on gay marriage: Wed with our wallets!
'œMarriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.' '“ Mae West Last week, many of us had reason to celebrate as the California Supreme Court ruled…
In Search of Gay Money: Secrets to Domestic Partnership and Money Bliss
As gays and lesbians writing about money, we've grown weary of reading all the personal finance content that's written from the perspective of straight marriages. So at Queercents, we've turned…
The Cost of a Gay Marriage Proposal
I previously blogged about how I would eschew diamonds in my marriage proposal to my partner. At the time of that post, I was still trying to figure out exactly…
New Hampshire’s Civil Unions Provide Economic Boost
As of January 1, the state of New Hampshire is offering civil unions. Here's an article from the Boston Globe about the potential economic boon of the new legislation. Estimates…
Unmarried Finances
This week, Jean Chatzky has an article in Money magazine about the particular perils of single finances. I'm sure it will comes as a shock to all Queercents readers that…